Heart Rate Monitor & ECG Receiver

Ready to improve performance, prevent overtraining and optimise training? Buy the discounted combination package today, comprised of the ithlete ECG receiver and the Cardiosport chest strap monitor.

Ithlete ECG Receiver

The ithlete ECG receiver is a small piece of hardware that picks up the signal from your heart rate monitor chest strap. It plugs into the headset jack of your Apple or Android phone, iPod touch or Tablet and picks up the wireless signal from your chest strap, and allows the time gaps between your individual heart beats to be measured very precisely by the ithlete app.

Cardiosport Chest Strap Monitor

Whilst ithlete is compatible with most analog chest strap monitors the accuracy of your ithlete reading depends on the quality of the monitor. If you don’t already own a high quality compatible chest strap, or would like one specifically to use with ithlete, we highly recommend the Cardiosport model. A high quality stretch fabric ensures comfort and ease of use without compromising on accuracy of readings. The Cardiosport chest strap monitor has a detachable centre module and is machine washable. This chest strap monitor is compatible with the ithlete receiver and most cardio gym equipment for use during exercise and taking your morning HRV reading. The Cardiosport chest strap monitor is produced by a long established UK sports & medical company Cardiosport.

Not sure which Android devices are compatible with this product? See compatible Android devices.

Standard Delivery

Standard delivery is available to the destinations listed below. We aim to post all orders within one working day of order confirmation.

*£40 equivalent to $60 or 50€

Free standard delivery on orders over £40

We are pleased to offer free shipping on all orders over £40.00 to the above destinations. Ordering an ithlete ECG receiver? Why not upgrade to our great value HRM strap & receiver combo and take advantage of free shipping too?

Premium Delivery

Our premium delivery option includes fast track, guaranteed delivery worldwide. All packages will be shipped within 1 working day of order confirmation. Please note a phone number must be provided and a signature will be required upon receipt of your package.

• MikeJones  
  A Great way to track signs that otherwise would go unnoticed
• Anonymous  
  It works exactly as expected without any problems, and I do feel it will help me train better.
• adamboisvert  
  Works very well, so far so good after a couple weeks!
• NataljaKazarina  
  I can't really say what I think about ithlete. Why? Because I use medical Heart Rate Variability device in my clinic and this differs greatly, and this is obvious. I bought it for my daughter and she fids it useful in some way. I definitely would recommend this device for use, it is helpful.
• VirginiaSolomon  
  item works as promised, and is quite helpful in terms of determining a day's ride!
• KASHIFBUTT  
  Amazing product, would recommend to anyone serious about moving forward with their fitness level.
• Dr. Roland Phillips, Jr.  
  Love this product. If you're an endurance athlete, or involved in any athletic endeavors, this product will steer you to health and fitness. No guess work.
• EvanPardi  
  Love the data, incredibly useful!
• KarlBoehm  
  The product is simple to use and does everything that it said it would. You cannot ask for more than that.
• MichaelFeldman  
  This has been a great product to help monitor workouts, recovery and general health!
• TroyDodson  
  This has been very helpful with troubleshooting lifestyle and recovery factors and is helping me get more from my workouts.
• MichaelPalmyre  
  Works exactly as intended, no complaints.
• MichaelFogarty  
  Fantastic product
• JenniferRulon  
  It is such a useful tool...when I received it. It took over a month to get but I absolutely love it. Worth the wait!
• Anonymous  
  I am addicted to ithlete for the last 6 months, it's the pulse of how my body is feeling, for me much more accurate than how I think I am feeling. No hints of over training since getting it but it has been fall and winter... Thanks for such a good product.
• BrandonChrist  
  Product is great except it can be VERY difficult for the receiver to get a pulse signal.
• DavidLester  
  I am still trying to figure out the value this product has to someone that isn't into high performance. Interesting data but not sure of how it fits in with the other readings I take.
• gavinvan vlack  
  since i've been using this monitor my risk of overtraining had greatly diminished. it points out when i'm on the brink and it's on my own accountability what i do with that info.
• AmyArthur  
  Very useful piece of kit. It can sometimes take a while for the sensor to be detected but the results have given very good information for training. It's also good for telling when exactly you can return to training following illness to prevent training too early.
• EdwardOConnell  
  Good product. The range of the transmitter and the time it takes to connect could be improved, but I am satisfied with the product overall. It's very interesting to track my progress with this empirical data.
• CaryMcFaul  
  no
• DanielaKlein  
  The "hardware" itself is working fine. The app is also clear.
  
  What I still have to understand is how reliable this measurement is. For example the HR I get with your strap and app is sometimes very different from what I measure with other iphone apps or my garmin ant+ (in the same moment and conditions).
  
  Sometimes the feeling I have when I train is different from the ithlete indication: I might have a high HRV number and feel very tired or vice versa.
  
  For the moment I use it as "a double check" but as yet I would not plan my training based on the HRV indication only.
  
  It is unfortunate that the device is not ant+ compatible.
• LaurentTherond  
  I like the idea, but I don't yet know if I can trust the data it collects. Right now, the readings from day to day seem rather random. HRV will go down after a day of rest, go up after a hard day, etc. After a few months, a more reliable trend will perhaps develop, so I'll wait and see and reserve judgement until then.
• AlistairSponsel  
  This product is perfectly satisfactory.
• JeppePlesner  
  Well functioning little app, but not much tweaking or utilization of the data - having a pc/Mac software for analysis would be great.
  Until now the change in HRV has been totally kongruent with the change in resting HR - so not much additional info there.
• GaryMartin  
  did not know I should wet the contacts but it worked w/o doing that anyway.
• JoshJacobson  
  So far it has seemed accurate with my training/lifestyle choices. Seems relatively accurate in the heart rate aspect, and the HRV shifts based on how things based on training/lifestyle choices. Individuals still need to understand it is another metric and should always listen to themselves.
• ClaudiaLai  
  the improvement made it easier to use
• Alain parrot  
  If I would have known that the bluetooth strap was the equivalent of the cardiac strap and the monitor, I would have bought the bluetooth strap instead. Your explanation in your site need to be reformulated.
• Ginakavesh  
  quickly adheres to body to report out to the app.
• seanleffler  
  2 grumbles:
  
  I dont like the strap for the chest monitor. Pain to put on in the AM, especially while trying to stay calm and relaxed.
  
  I prefer the styles where you can easily click it closed in front (ala my old Polar or Timex straps), vs the odd hook. (feels like trying put on a bra or something!)
  
  The other is that the widget seems to take a while to acquire a signal and go green.
  
  I recently heard that you have a Bluetooth version. Might hafta to look into that.
  
  Those points aside, I like the product!
  
• DustinSchones  
  This has been very useful. Great way to track stress, sleep, etc.
• GaryPawlas  
  I"ve been taking 3 consecutive readings each morning for two weeks now and the HRV can easily vary by +-20%. This means the standard deviation of the HRV value is huge which is disappointing. Hard to have any confidence in basing training decisions on it.
• ClayKim  
  It is relatively difficult to acquire a solid signal, otherwise, it's great
• Olav AleksanderBu  
  I also use Omegawave, which gives other values than your HRM. This makes me uncertain about which interprets the measurement most correctly. However, for development, any number as long as the measurement is consistently accurate, is a good enough indicator. Then it more a matter of calibration.
  
  Please also revise the GUI. The graphics are somewhat very boring / old looking.
  
  I would also recommend that the measurement goes for 2 minutes, and that it has a delayed start with a warning sound, so that the athlete can put down his/here hands and start to breathe normally before the app actually starts to measure.
• RichardPitcairn  
  I've found this to be less useful than I thought it would be from the write-ups. Firstly it is unreliable - most days it works OK, but fairly often (perhaps 1 day in 5) it doesn't, either because it won't connect with the phone at all, or once connected it won't start measuring(the green bar never shows). On other occasions it has said that I need to buy the app again and won't work at all!
• JohnCorr  
  Found major variation between lying and standing HRV. Seated HRV more closely matched standing. I am elite level masters athlete. I understood standing is a better gauge of HRV, however, if I were to rely on standing readings I doubt I could train any day whereas standing or sitting readings suggest I can train almost always - leaves me relying on old reliables like countermovement jump to assess fatigue. Not useful for me.
• Anonymous  
  Would like some more info in how to use it and read info and how to use other features. Also expand on the features that it has. More detail.